Object
Transporter Room Gurney
A low-profile, wheeled medical stretcher built for rapid patient transfer: padded mattress over a lightweight alloy frame, quick-release restraint straps, fold-down side rails, and mounting points for portable monitors. Scuffed from heavy use, its caster locks click as medical personnel push it from the transporter pad toward Sickbay. Beverly issues commands while med techs secure the injured Romulan to the gurney under the watchful presence of security officers.
3 appearances
Purpose
To carry and stabilize injured patients for immediate triage and transfer from the transporter room to Sickbay, providing a mobile surface for emergency monitoring and basic interventions.
Significance
Serves as the physical locus of the episode's moral conflict—urgent medical duty colliding with security and diplomatic risk. The gurney's movement crystallizes tension between Beverly's obligation to treat and Picard's refusal to imperil the ship, making it a focal prop that advances both plot and character stakes.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used